Conductive carbon-nanotube/polymer composites: Spectroscopic monitoring of the exfoliation process in water

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 778-782

  Grossiord, N ^a,b   Loos, J ^a,b   Meuldijk, J ^a   Regev, O ^c   Miltner, H E ^d   Van Mele, B ^d   Koning, C E ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; Carbon nanotube dispersion; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRASONICS;

POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES; ULTRASOUND-DRIVEN EXFOLIATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 33846326517     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.01.035     Document Type: Article

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